Dundead
 | |
| Location | Dundee, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Hosted by | Dundee Contemporary Arts |
Dundead is a horror film festival in Dundee, Scotland.
Background[edit]
The festival has taken place at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) on an annual basis since April 2011,[1] with the exception of 2020 when the festival was cancelled and 2021 when a scaled-back version was held, in both cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] A number of additional screenings also take place at the DCA under the Dundead name throughout the year.
The festival was programmed by Chris O'Neill, head of cinema at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork, Ireland, from 2011 until 2019. Since the pandemic, it has been programmed by Michael Coull, the DCA's own cinema programme assistant.[3]
Programme[edit]
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2023) |
2016[edit]
The 2016 festival took place from 28 April–1 May 2016, with the programme including four previews and a Wes Craven retrospective.[4]
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Green Room | Jeremy Saulnier | Preview |
| 1977 | The Hills Have Eyes | Wes Craven | |
| 2015 | Evolution | Lucile Hadžihalilović | Preview |
| 2015 | Southbound | Radio Silence, Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath | |
| 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Wes Craven | |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Terry Gilliam | |
| 1980 | Hawk the Slayer | Terry Marcel | |
| 2015 | The Hexecutioners | Jesse Thomas Cook | |
| 2015 | Baskin | Can Evrenol | Preview |
| 1996 | Scream | Wes Craven | |
| 1983 | Krull | Peter Yates | |
| 2015 | Queen of Earth | Alex Ross Perry | Preview |
| 1983 | The Final Terror | Andrew Davis | |
| 2005 | Red Eye | Wes Craven |
2017[edit]
The 2017 festival took place from 27–30 April 2017, featuring a mix of previews, new titles and a retrospective of Stephen King classics.[5]
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Devil's Candy | Sean Byrne | |
| 2007 | The Mist | Frank Darabont | |
| 2016 | Egomaniac | Kate Shenton | |
| 2016 | The Void | Steven Kostanski, Jeremy Gillespie | |
| 1979 | Salem's Lot | Tobe Hooper | 112-minute theatrical cut[6] |
| 1984 | Firestarter | Mark L. Lester | |
| 2016 | The Autopsy of Jane Doe | André Øvredal | |
| 2016 | The Chamber | Ben Parker | |
| 1982 | Creepshow | George A. Romero | |
| 1986 | Stand by Me | Rob Reiner | |
| 1980 | The Shining | Stanley Kubrick | |
| 2016 | The Eyes of My Mother | Nicolas Pesce | |
| 2016 | Always Shine | Sophia Takal | |
| 1989 | Pet Sematary | Mary Lambert |
2018[edit]
The 2018 festival took place from 10–13 May 2018, with a special Tobe Hooper retrospective following his death the previous year.[7]
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Endless | Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Preview |
| 1974 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Tobe Hooper | |
| 2017 | The Cured | David Freyne | Preview |
| 2017 | M.F.A. | Natalia Leite | Preview |
| 1976 | Eaten Alive | Tobe Hooper | |
| 1982 | The Dark Crystal | Jim Henson, Frank Oz | |
| 2017 | Vampire Clay | Soîchi Umezawa | Preview |
| 1981 | The Funhouse | Tobe Hooper | |
| 1932 | The Old Dark House | James Whale | |
| 2017 | My Friend Dahmer | Marc Meyers | Preview |
| 1985 | Lifeforce | Tobe Hooper |
2019[edit]
The 2019 festival took place from 2–5 May 2019. A number of films from 1999 were screened to mark the 20th anniversary of the DCA's opening that year.[8]
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Joe Berlinger | Preview |
| 1999 | Ring | Hideo Nakata | |
| 2018 | The Dead Center | Billy Senese | Preview |
| 2018 | Werewolf | Adrian Panek | Preview |
| 1999 | Existenz | David Cronenberg | |
| 2019 | Far From the Apple Tree | Grant McPhee | Preview |
| 2018 | Knife + Heart | Yann Gonzalez | Preview |
| 1999 | The Blair Witch Project | Eduardo Sánchez, Daniel Myrick | |
| 2018 | Level 16 | Danishka Esterhazy | Preview |
| 2019 | The Hole in the Ground | Lee Cronin | |
| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange | Stanley Kubrick | |
| 1979 | Phantasm | Don Coscarelli | |
| 2019 | Those Who Deserve To Die | Bret Wood | World première |
2020[edit]
The 2020 festival was scheduled to take place from 7–10 May 2020 but was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
2021[edit]
The 2021 festival was cancelled, but a scaled-down programme of events under the title Dundead Summer Camp took place from 9–11 July 2021.[10]
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Werewolves Within | Josh Ruben | UK première |
| 1975 | The Amusement Park | George A. Romero | |
| 2019 | Climate of the Hunter | Mickey Reece | UK première |
| 2020 | Riders of Justice | Anders Thomas Jensen | Preview |
| 2020 | The World We Knew | WW Jones, Luke Skinner | Scottish première |
| 2020 | Alien on Stage | Lucy Harvey, Danielle Kummer | Scottish première |
2022[edit]
The 2022 festival, the first full festival since 2019 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, took place from 28 April–1 May 2022.[11]
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | We're All Going to the World's Fair | Jane Schoenbrun | Preview |
| 1973 | Ganja & Hess | Bill Gunn | |
| 2021 | Dashcam | Rob Savage | Preview |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | Neil Jordan | |
| 1922 | Nosferatu | F. W. Murnau | |
| 2021 | Straight to VHS | Emilio Silva Torres | Scottish première |
| 2021 | Upurga | Uģis Olt | UK première |
| 1988 | Vampire's Kiss | Robert Bierman | |
| 1970 | The Vampire Doll | Michio Yamamoto | |
| 2021 | Ultrasound | Rob Schroeder | Preview |
| 2021 | Good Madam | Jenna Cato Bass | Preview |
| 1998 | Blade | Stephen Norrington |
2023[edit]
The 2023 festival took place from 11–14 May 2023, with the programme including one European première, one UK première and three Scottish premières, as well as a five-film retrospective of David Cronenberg.[2][12]
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Origin | Andrew Cumming | Preview |
| 1981 | Scanners | David Cronenberg | |
| 2023 | Abruptio | Evan Marlowe | European première |
| 2022 | Dark Nature | Berkley Brady | Scottish première |
| 1983 | Videodrome | David Cronenberg | |
| 1988 | Dead Ringers | David Cronenberg | |
| 2022 | No More Time | Dalila Droege | UK première |
| 2022 | Polaris | Kirsten Carthew | Scottish première |
| 1979 | The Brood | David Cronenberg | |
| 1973 | Messiah of Evil | Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz | |
| 2022 | Satanic Hispanics | Alejandro Brugués, Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Eduardo Sánchez | Scottish première |
| 1986 | The Fly | David Cronenberg |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sneddon, Ciaran (26 April 2017). "Packed programme for Dundee horror film festival". The Courier. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ a b Pollock, David (5 May 2023). "Dead Ringers, 'Mad Max in the snow' and Spike from Buffy The Vampire Slayer – a slice of Dundead's 2023 offering". The Courier. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Introducing our new Dundead programmer". dca.org.uk. Dundee Contemporary Arts. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Dundead 2016 on sale now". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Dundead 2017 on sale now". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Salem's Lot". Dundee Contemporary Arts. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Dundead 2018 on sale". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Dundead 2019 on sale". 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Dundead Watch at Home". 8 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Dundead Summer Camp". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Dundead 2022 programme announced". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Dundead 2023 programme announced". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
 | This article about a European film festival is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |